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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which relatives' names does Douglass know?
(a) His father and his uncle.
(b) His mother and her parents.
(c) His mother and his aunt.
(d) His father and his parents.

2. What is one of the contrasting effects of slavery that Douglass suffers, according to Garrison in the Preface (x)?
(a) "Loses his soul."
(b) "No formal education."
(c) "Trembling in fear for his safety."
(d) "A life not worth living."

3. What weapon does Douglass say Mr. Lanman used to kill one of two slaves?
(a) Knife.
(b) Gun.
(c) Noose.
(d) Hatchet.

4. Who was Slave Master Mr. Hopkins replaced with?
(a) Mr. Severe.
(b) Mr. Gore.
(c) Mr. Silas.
(d) Mr. Anthony.

5. How does Garrison describe Douglass's nature in the Preface?
(a) Disrespectful.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Self-centered.
(d) Humble.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city in Massachusetts did Garrison hear the speech about slavery that is described in the Preface?

2. Garrison refers to Douglas as a man with what, in his Preface (x)?

3. What was the name of the overseer who Douglass describes as cursing all day and whose death was seen as a blessing in Chapter 2?

4. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?

5. Who does Douglass begin Chapter 1 talking about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was William Lloyd Garrison?

2. What upsets Douglass about his mother's death?

3. Give two examples of slaves who were murdered that Douglass mentions in Chapter 4. Who killed them?

4. What is the importance of Douglass knowing the slave master's family's names?

5. In the Preface, how does Garrison describe Douglass?

6. Why does Phillips say he does not want to know Douglass's name or place of birth in the second Preface?

7. What was the situation surrounding Demby's death?

8. In the Preface, why does Mr. Garrison talk about a story that Daniel O'Connell has previously told?

9. Why did the slaves claim that their master was better than other slaves' masters?

10. What does Phillips compare slaves to in the second Preface?

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